A New Treatment for Mammillary Fistulas Using Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Needle Electrolysis
| Autor: | Juan D. Berná-Serna, Antonio Piñero-Madrona, Francesc Medina-Mirapeix, María P Escolar-Reina, Florentina Guzmán-Aroca, José A García-Vidal, Juan de Dios Berná-Mestre |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Percutaneous business.industry ultrasound lcsh:R Ultrasound percutaneous needle electrolysis lcsh:Medicine General Medicine Complete resolution Ultrasound guided Article 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences mammillary fistulas 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Medicine Radiology business Prospective cohort study breast |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Medicine Volume 9 Issue 3 Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 3, p 649 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2077-0383 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle electrolysis (PNE) in mammillary fistulas (MFs). A prospective study was performed in 18 patients with MF who were treated with the PNE technique. The technique was repeated in the case of no response or recurrence. The results obtained show that MFs revealing an elongated appearance with the ultrasound (US) are generally resolved with two sessions of PNE, whereas ovoid MFs require several sessions of PNE for complete resolution and they tend to recur. Success of the treatment with PNE was observed in 88.8% of the patients (16/18), and failure, after five or six sessions in two cases (11.2%), which were referred for surgery. Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge this is the first study to reveal that the PNE technique is safe, effective, quick, and well-tolerated by patients. |
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